Vans Hi-Standard OG Snowboard Boots - Men's 2020

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A staple of Vans Snowboarding as well as Snowboard boots in general, the Vans HI-Standard OG Boot gives you the feeling of being at the skatepark when you're hitting the slopes. Stability and responsiveness are crucial to the performance Hi-Standard, and those who wear them can experience familiar, reliable comfort. Instep Lace Lockout and an Internal Web Harness creates a secure fit all season long to enhance confidence and boost performance on the mountain. The OG of skate shoes as well as snowboard boots, there's a reason the Hi-Standard has remained so popular after all these years.

FEATURES:

Flex Rating:

Flex Rating – 4 - 5

Footbed:

V1 POPCUSH Footbed

Lacing System:

Traditional Laces, Quick-Pull internal lacing

Liner:

V1 UltraCush Liner

Sole:

V1 Waffle Lug

GEAR GUIDE:

PRODUCT DETAILS:

LACING CONTINUED

TRADITIONAL LACING

Traditional lacing allows riders to lace up like they would any any pair of boots or shoes, so you get a reliable, traditional feel. Adjustments on the hill may prove difficult with frozen fingers, but that’s what gloves are for, right? Traditional lacing requires little to maintenance, because, if you blow a lace, it’s easy to replace and inexpensive.

SIZING

As for fit, your boots should be snug, but not tight. (I’d like to say “like a firm handshake,” but we all know that one guy who thinks a handshake is an opportunity to display dominance and the shake ends up being aggressively tight, so never mind. Forget that comparison.)

When you’re trying one boots, your toes shouldn’t be cramped and they should gently brush the inside of the boot’s toecap when you move them around. As you ride in them, your boot’s liner will soften up some and should give you that custom fit and feel.

Your heel should fit snugly in the back of the boot and when you drive your knee forward and flex into the boot, your heel shouldn’t lift off the boot’s insole.